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Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
The body is sooner drest then the soule.
The body is sooner drest then the soule.
But thy true lovers more admire by far
Thy naked beauties; give me a cigar.
But thy true lovers more admire by far
Thy naked beauties; give me a cigar.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
